Re: [Talk-ca] Useful WMS URL

2009-11-26 Thread Sam Vekemans 
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Austin Henry 
ahenry-...@canoe.staticcling.org wrote:

 [snip]
 Basically, you'd take the URL I showed in my last email, and add/remove
 the names from the page.  When you're putting the names in the URL, use
 all lower case letters, and use a _ instead of spaces, and you should be
 good to go.

 An example might be


 http://wms.ess-ws.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/toporama_en?REQUEST=GetMapSERVICE=wmsVERSION=1.1.1EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimageFORMAT=image/pngLAYERS=limits,built_up_areas,constructions,road_network,railway,populated_places,structures,feature_names


 It sounds like alcamic sorcery to me... the link didnt get stuff. looks
like it needs a few %2 which makes for a space, instead?
I'll need to mess around with it to work i guess.

Would you be able to make a link that shows the whole works?
And maybe is there a way that it can just show contours (and nothing else)
as a link?


Cheers,
Sam
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Re: [Talk-ca] Useful WMS URL

2009-11-25 Thread Sam Vekemans 
Cool,
Thanks, i'll try it out :)

and all the features you see on it are available via. CanVec2osm 
maybe a bit more.

I think that this is handy for local area mappers for sure.
The tracing wont be the same as actually copying the geometry directly
(the geometry is identical to whats available (it was is the same
source), but it might be easier than taking the learning curve and be
able to cross-reference that everything means.

The icons that nrcan uses are a bit different than what OSM has, and
if OSM doesnt have it yet, i have it listed in the chart.

Thanks,
I'll be broadcasting the method to get the WMS layer on my next
tinychat.com/Acrosscanada show :)

Just need to remember to add the attribution tag indicating that it
came from 'Natural Resources Canada'

(adding came from 'geobase' would be incorrect)

Indicating that it came from source=toporama would be also great to.
I would indicate that on the changeset (hopefully JOSM will have that
preset available soon)

cheers,
Sam

P.S. Austin, are there other options for WMS layers? or is this that
we have to work with available (as the best available?)


On 11/24/09, Austin Henry ahenry-...@canoe.staticcling.org wrote:
 I thought I'd share A little tidbit that I've been finding useful lately
 while editing.  It's a WMS url for Toporama (aka geogratis data).  It is
 really nice for use in JOSM while tracing GPS tracks.

 http://wms.ess-ws.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/toporama_en?LAYERS=limits%2Cvegetation%2Cdesignated_areas%2Chydrography%2Chypsography%2Cfeature_namesSERVICE=WMSVERSION=1.1.1REQUEST=GetMapSTYLES=EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimageFORMAT=image%2Fpng;

 It's got the Limits, Vegetation, Designated Areas, Hydrography,
 Hypsography and Feature Names layers turned on, and makes a nice base
 map for me.  Their site has lots more information on what all the layers
 are, in case that list was greek (I was to me until I read their site).

 peace,
   Austin.

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[Talk-ca] Useful WMS URL

2009-11-24 Thread Austin Henry 
I thought I'd share A little tidbit that I've been finding useful lately
while editing.  It's a WMS url for Toporama (aka geogratis data).  It is
really nice for use in JOSM while tracing GPS tracks.

http://wms.ess-ws.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/toporama_en?LAYERS=limits%2Cvegetation%2Cdesignated_areas%2Chydrography%2Chypsography%2Cfeature_namesSERVICE=WMSVERSION=1.1.1REQUEST=GetMapSTYLES=EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimageFORMAT=image%2Fpng;

It's got the Limits, Vegetation, Designated Areas, Hydrography,
Hypsography and Feature Names layers turned on, and makes a nice base
map for me.  Their site has lots more information on what all the layers
are, in case that list was greek (I was to me until I read their site).

peace,
Austin.

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Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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